The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest

Hello, lad.

Have you any interest in magic?

Hum.

Ah?

Focus your mind, all right? Visualize.

Imagine your future comrades.

Someday you'll find that they're in danger.

You're going to need a way to save their lives and this is it.

Now take a very deep breath and hold it in. That's it.

Then open up your eyes. Let go!

Ah?!

Wow! Thank you, Eldas! I did it!

Exceptional.

Yesterday's spell was a real difficult one, huh?

It took me an entire day.

You should know.

It usually takes people a month to master that one.

Let's do more! What spell can I learn next?

That's enough for today.

Have some patience.

You're no fun.

No arguments.

I say we relax and fish until nightfall.

Really?

Fishing stinks.

I could be learning more magic instead.

Alec, you've been gifted with great talent.

With or without me, you're destined to be a great mage.

Follow the magic like fish in the river's flow.

Huh? I don't understand.

If that's how it is, then why are you even teaching me magic?

You see.

Look, Alec, I caught one! Now, remind me, what do I do next?

You're so weird.

How are you so good at magic, but then you can't fish?

Here, let me show you. Brace yourself, and then. pull!

And then you just.

This spell isn't all that complicated.

It's easy once you get the pattern down.

Here, like so.

I'll explain.

There's no need.

See?

This means war!

What? You're leaving?

So, does that mean this is goodbye?

It does.

Alec, even if you should get the opportunity,

I implore you to never become a court magician.

Wait, you mean.

Hey, Eldas! Tell me, why did you teach me magic?

It was for your late mother.

I owed her a favor.

But Eldas!

He was top of his class. Should have known.

So Eldas became a court magician,

but for some reason they banished the guy.

I wonder if that's why he looked so sad.

Fine then. I'll just have to change the court.

I don't care what that may entail.

If this is what it takes to repay him, so be it.

I'll become a court magician.

Were you listening?

I repeat, court magician, Alec Ygret,

you're hereby fired!

Huh?

You're hereby fired!

But, Your Highness, why?

What is your only job?

To use my magic to assist you in battle.

Then explain our last encounter.

You do recall what happened, do you not?

I, the crown prince, fought bravely on the front lines.

Leni used her special fire magic to defeat our foe, while Iks

acted as our shield, deflecting the enemy's fierce attacks.

And what did you contribute?

More defense and enhancements?

You merely cast support spells like a coward.

You're a sorry excuse for a court magician.

You can't do this, Your Highness!

It's true. My strategy relies heavily on using support magic.

But. there's a reason.

You're wasting your breath trying to hide

what my eyes can plainly see.

That's clearly the only magic you know.

Disgraceful.

"We should turn back while we still can."

"We shouldn't go any further."

That's what you sound like.

Admit it already.

You're too afraid to go deeper into the dungeon.

Leni.

Having you around is a nuisance.

We only asked you to join our party by order of the King,

making our very best effort to comply.

But even our kindhearted crown prince has reached his limit.

Enough is enough.

He's sick of clearing the dungeon

while carrying dead weight like you.

As she says.

I heard you excelled at the magic academy and went on

to become a promising court magician.

But it turns out you've never accomplished anything

without someone else's help. Have you?

I.

My Prince,

don't be rash.

Let's talk it through.

Wait.

What have we here?

Explain that!

It's a dagger?

Thought so.

I told you commoners can't have weapons!

You did.

But I knew I'd need something on the floors ahead.

When you're in my party,

I expect you to do what I tell you.

Commoners are hopeless!

This is why I never wanted one to join us.

Your Highness.

This court magician's robe,

you don't deserve it!

Understand?

You no longer have a place in this party.

Let's go.

There's antimagic effects. Predicted enemy movements.

Items they'd need.

It's clear the Prince doesn't have enough magic.

If they go to the 30th floor, I doubt he'll survive.

I tried my best to support him,

hoping I could one day earn his trust. But.

No! I won't give up!

Even if the Prince refuses to listen to reason.

Alec Ygret, you are not welcome here.

By proclamation, you have henceforth been stripped

of your privileges held as a court magician.

Need you be reminded, no commoner may be granted

entrance to the castle without permission.

No, wait.

You still don't get it.

You were fired, remember?

And so, you're no longer a court magician.

You're nothing but a commoner.

The truth is out.

Like that record you supposedly set

for clearing the capital dungeon at the academy.

Before you, the deepest anyone had made it was just floor 37.

Yet you got to 68.

It's utter hogwash.

Leni, don't go.

I'm begging you.

Listen, please.

I have an urgent message for the king.

For King Ferkus?

It was by his order

that I joined your party to help the prince.

I'm still trying to help him. With this.

How very pathetic.

Guards! It's time to take out the garbage.

Right!

Since graduating four years ago,

I've tried my hardest to excel as a court magician.

Sorry, Eldas.

Turns out I couldn't change the court after all.

Alec?

I knew it was you.

Yorha!

Thanks for telling me.

No wonder you're so down.

Sorry, I know it's been ages.

Didn't really mean to vent at you like that.

That's so unfair!

I hate life here in Galdana.

They still believe all that old fashioned rubbish

about nobles and commoners.

Sure, but try to keep it down, Yorha,

or someone will hear you.

What's it matter?

No one's around.

You've had a rough time of it, haven't you?

Guess so.

This is probably

the sort of thing I shouldn't say aloud.

It's just.

I'm so happy everything happened the way it did.

Is that a fact?

Think about it.

Do you remember what I told you four years ago?

I swore up and down that someday we'd get you to join our party.

I do remember that.

That's the whole reason I came back to the capital.

-And looky who I found. -Huh?

So, Alec.

What do you say, friend?

You willing to journey through the dungeon with us?

Say yes.

Call it a favor.

We simply can't do it without you.